Stacey Campbell — staceycampbell@yahoo.com
Gnat trails

Gnat trails

At certain times of the year we get an explosion of gnats swarming in the backyard. They tend to fly in random columns, so after a lot of fiddling around with the camera I took this long exposure of their flight patterns.
Orb weaver spider Eastern fox squirrel Aligator lizard Western swallowtail butterfly Black phoebe Desert cottontails Desert cottontail Northern mockingbird Hummingbird Hummingbird Hermit thrush Beagle Desert cottontail kit Gnat trails Hummingbird Fence lizard Desert cottontails Hummingbirds fighting Domestic cat (Felis catus) Hummingbirds sharing the feeder Snakefly (1/2) Snakefly (2/2) Female hooded oriole Fence lizard Male hooded oriole Song sparrows Eastern fox squirrel Male Western bluebird Fence lizard House finches Cooper's hawk Eastern fox squirrel Fence lizards Fence lizard Katydid Mantis Female flame skimmer Gray bird grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens) Coyotes Common Raven Monarch butterfly Raccoon